Technology
Marine energy hotshots ready for Welsh rally
Marine Energy Wales will be hosting its annual conference next week that will gather marine energy experts to discuss the latest industry developments.
Spectrum Offshore Lands Hornsea Project One Contract
Ørsted has awarded Spectrum Offshore with a contract for the offshore construction support survey on the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm located some 120km off the Yorkshire coast, UK. According to Spectrum Offshore, the works are being carried out onboard the crew transfer vessel Rix Leopard
Joint US-Israel program opens renewable energy funding call
BIRD Energy program is offering a $1 million grant per one joint US-Israel innovative project from all areas of renewable energy – including tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), solar and storage.
Eelpower finds cash for UK storage growth
UK battery storage developer, Eelpower, has secured an agreement for debt funding with Gravis Capital to grow its pipeline of permitted storage sites and pursue new development opportunities in the UK.
Record-breaking MeyGen enters 25-year operations phase
The MeyGen tidal energy array has completed the construction phase for the Phase 1A to officially enter its 25-year operations period with 6GWh of clean energy already produced from tides.
New JIP Commits to Cable Failure Reduction
DNV GL, Deltares, ECN and other partners are joining forces in Cables Lifetime Monitoring, a joint industry project (JIP) expected to reduce power-cable failures affecting the development and operation of offshore wind farms.
MarineEnergy.biz waves hello
Your daily news provider Tidal Energy Today for ocean renewable energy industry rebrands to MarineEnergy.biz to expand sector coverage under a new and more fitting name.
HACE secures EU funding for wave energy tech
French wave energy company Hydro Air Concept Energy (HACE) has been selected to receive €50,000 of Horizon 2020 funding to further develop its wave energy technology.
Floating Wind Partners Launch New Projects
The Carbon Trust-led Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership has kicked off two new studies to investigate critical issues for large-scale floating wind farms.
China sources UK expertise to deliver 450kW tidal turbine
An international consortium, led by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, has been established to deliver a tidal stream turbine for the Chinese state-owned power company China Three Gorges.
Deep Green communication system installation gets underway
The installation of the communication system for Deep Green tidal plant is currently being performed by Vissim Renewables which secured the contract from Minesto early in 2018.
Ocean current-powered hybrid fuses with external oil equipment
EC-OG and a Cohort company Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) have completed dry integration trials linking a Subsea Control Module (SCM) to an uprated power source that exploits ocean currents to produce power.
Scotrenewables strikes 2GWh of tidal power generation (Video)
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 tidal turbine has just exceeded 2GWh of cumulative electricity generation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Spanish floating tidal turbine gears up for EMEC trials
Spanish tidal energy developer Magallanes Renovables has entered into a berth agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to demonstrate its tidal energy prototype.